Skyrim - Moving To Our Next Adventure

April 15th, 2013, 17:12

Bethesda has news on there offficial blog that their work on Skyrim is concluded, and that aside from minor patches they won't release any more content.

Skyrim has been a labor of love for us since we started designing it in 2006. We never imagined it would become the phenomenon it has. And that is because of you, the fans. It was all of you who made it a success. We can’t thank you enough for embracing the game, spreading the word, and making it your own.

For the last year and a half we’ve been working on new content for Skyrim; from the game updates, Creation Kit, Steam Workshop, Kinect support, to DLCs. Parts of our team have also been in pre-production on our next major project, and that game is at the point where it requires the studio’s full attention to make it our biggest and best work yet.

Even though we’re moving on, we’ll still have minor updates to Skyrim as needed. We’ve invested so much of ourselves into Skyrim and will never truly say goodbye to it.

We loved hearing your stories, your in-game triumphs, and your suggestions. One thing stuck out to us through those emails, letters, and postings. And that is – video games matter. They’re as important to you as they are to us. It’s not just about entertainment, it’s about your time. And you chose to spend it with our game.

Thank you again for all your support. We hope you stay engaged in the gaming community here and elsewhere. Keep spreading the word. Games are the world’s best entertainment because they can do what other forms cannot – fill you with the wonder of exploration and the pride of accomplishment. We look forward to sharing our next adventure with you.

I was hoping for an official expansion to be announced at some point in time (or was Dragonborn it?), so I'm a tad disappointed. At the same time I'm excited because this means we're one step closer to an "ultimate" edition.

Also expected them to stay a bit longer on Skyrim. Maybe it wasn't a case of them "milking" the game but instead actually waiting till the plans and/or technology for the new generation is in place. Then again it could have been the lukewarm reception of the DLCs but they are too big for that kind of thing.

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I'd just like to interject here and point out that I'm not going to say anything to spoil the mood, Chief. I'll just float here and watch. Don't mind me, just sitting here, floating and watching, that's me.

Following the patching sequence, it appeared that their engine was unforgiving. The island of Solthseim (dragonborn) shows how much handcrafted Skyrim was. They could not count on the reliability of the engine and had to check every event outcome to make sure.
Optimization ran the line. They could not squeeze much more. It showed though they have more in store in terms of game mechanics they could simply put together due to hardware limitations. Hopefully, they will get a new horse and be given more room to put up game features.
Already, their next game should show that, even though the next TES (SP) is going to be the final test.

Currently playing Skyrim. I never got very far when I first got it because I was in the middle of other games (damn backlog), but now it sucked me in.
So the DLC/expansion are dissapointing? Or just not quite up to "expansion" level? Should I get them? I'd appreciate hearing your opinions, as it's unlikely that I'll play them later because of said backlog. So it's now or never, I suppose.

I'm still waiting for Dragonborn to get a little cheaper before conducting my final sojourn with Skyrim. I'll be doing my best to build a mage oriented character.
Who knows, I may even hit level 40 before retiring from the game this time?
It'll very mcuh depend on the quality and suitability of the content which decides how far/long I'll play.

Dawnguard is a bin to recycle some major features that did not make it in the original game where they supposed to be full features (like bandits taking one of your friends as hostage)
Dragonborn provides comparison material to understand what makes Skyrim the game it is.

Both are a valuable gaming experience for players interested in games. If you are interested in story, combat, exploration etc they might turn disappointing.